Milton Derr Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Milton Derr Art Value Price Guide

Apr. 10, 2025
Milton Derr, Katrina
Est: $800 - $1,200
Milton Derr Katrina c. 2005 watercolor on paper 26 h x 20.125 w in (66 x 51 cm) Signed and titled to lower right 'Milton Derr Katrina'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Apr. 10, 2025
Milton Derr, Waiting in the Heat & Wet
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Milton Derr Waiting in the Heat & Wet 2006 watercolor on paper 20 h x 26 w in (51 x 66 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to lower right 'Milton Derr '06 SF'. Titled to verso 'Waiting in the Heat & Wet'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Mar. 26, 2025
Milton Derr, Untitled
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Milton Derr Untitled 2004 watercolor on paper 26 h x 20 w in (66 x 51 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Milton Derr April '04'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Mar. 26, 2025
Milton Derr, Hurricane Katrina
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Milton Derr Hurricane Katrina 2005 watercolor on paper 24.5 h x 19 w in (62 x 48 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Milton Derr 05'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Rago Arts and Auction Center
Feb. 11, 2025
Milton Derr, The Gardens II
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Milton Derr The Gardens II 1990 oil on canvas 40 h x 50 w in (102 x 127 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to verso 'Milton Derr Boston 90 Tremont Studio'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Wright
Nov. 26, 2024
MILTON DERR (1932 - 2021) Spring.
Est: $5,000 - $7,000
MILTON DERR (1932 - 2021) Spring. Oil on canvas, 1982. 665x820 mm; 32¼x26¼ inches. Signed in oil, lower right, recto, and signed, title and dated twice in ink, verso. Provenance The artist. Thence by descent. Private collection, New York.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 30, 2024
Milton Derr, Impressions of RT #2, Late November
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Milton Derr Impressions of RT #2, Late November 1978/1996 oil on canvas 46 h x 52 w x 1 d in (117 x 132 x 3 cm) Signed twice to lower edge 'Milton Derr'. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed to verso 'Milton Derr Impressions of RT#2 Late November 1978' and 'Milton Derr Boston RT#2 Late Nov 1978 1996'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Los Angeles Modern Auctions
Oct. 22, 2024
Milton Derr, The Gardens II
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Milton Derr The Gardens II 1990 oil on canvas 40 h x 50 w in (102 x 127 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to verso 'Milton Derr Boston 90 Tremont Studio'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 22, 2024
Milton Derr, The Gardens
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Milton Derr The Gardens 1990 oil on canvas 48 h x 32 w in (122 x 81 cm) Signed, titled and inscribed to verso 'The Gardens Boston Studio Milton Derr'. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 22, 2024
Milton Derr, Late Autumn from Impressions of Quebec, Canada
Est: $2,500 - $3,500
Milton Derr Late Autumn from Impressions of Quebec, Canada 1982-90 gold leaf and oil on canvas 26 h x 44 w in (66 x 112 cm) Signed, titled, dated and inscribed to verso 'Milton Derr Late Autumn from Impressions of Quebec, Canada 1982-1983 Finished with gold 1990 '. This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 16, 2024
Milton Derr Signed Original Charcoal on Paper
Est: $1,200 - $1,600
Milton Derr Signed Original Charcoal on Paper [Self-Portrait]. Measures 13.5 x 9.25 inches sight size and 20.75 x 16 inches framed. Appears to be in excellent condition. Not inspected out of framing. Provenance: Estate collection of William Greenbaum, Gloucester, Massachusetts, Proprietor of William Greenbaum Fine Prints. If lot is absent of a condition report one may be requested via email. Condition report is provided as an opinion only and is no guarantee as condition can be subjective. Buyer must view photographs or scans to assist in determining condition and ask further questions if so desired. Our in-house shipping department will gladly pack and ship any item that fits into a 14x14x14 inch or 30x5x24 inch or equivalent or smaller box/folio if it is not fragile or over 25lbs. We will charge for labor to pack and process based on actual time it takes, actual cost of materials used to pack and actual shipper charges that will include insurance and signature required. We generally use USPS and Fed Ex and compare the pricing between the two. Books maximum box size will be 14x14x14 inch or equivalent and will be shipped USPS Media Mail unless otherwise requested. We gladly will give shipping estimates prior to auction. Please make this request at least 24 hours prior to auction for our shipping department to respond. If your invoice is for multiple items, we will use our discretion on requiring the use of an outside shipper. We reserve the right to require an outside shipper on any item(s) in the auction even if not stated.
Grant Zahajko Auctions, LLC
Oct. 19, 2023
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) Fleeing.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) Fleeing. Watercolor on vellum, 2003. 660x508 mm; 26x20 inches. Signed, dated and inscribed "S.F" in pencil, lower right recto. Signed, tilted and dated in pencil on the verso. Provenance: private collection, Michigan.
Swann Auction Galleries
Apr. 05, 2018
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) Missippi.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) Missippi. Brush, wash and brown ink on cream wove paper, 1965. 362x280 mm; 14 1/4x11 inches. Signed "Milton", titled "Missippi", dated and inscribed "Boston" in brown ink, lower right verso. Provenance: private collection, Massachusetts. This powerful drawing appears to be a tribute to the three CORE members, Civil Rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner, who were murdered in Mississippi in the summer of 1964. Born in Milwaukee, Milton Derr first studied at the city's Layton School of Art. After serving in the Air Force during the Korean War, he studied in the Independent Group of Painters and Sculptors in Tokyo, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. After earning his diploma in 1960, he joined the faculty in 1964 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and also taught at Tufts University.
Swann Auction Galleries
Feb. 14, 2013
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) Katrina II.
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) Katrina II. Watercolor on smooth wove paper, 2005. 432 mm; 17 inches diameter (tondo). Signed, titled and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private Atlanta collection. This lush watercolor is one in a series of works on paper that the artist made in response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Born in Milwaukee, Derr first studied at the city's Layton School of Art. After serving in the Air Force during the Korean War, he studied in the Independent Group of Painters and Sculptors in Tokyo, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. After earning his diploma in 1960, he joined the faculty in 1964 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and also taught at Tufts University. His work has been featured in many exhibitions, including the African-American Master Artists in Residency Program at Northeastern University, and those at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Studio Museum of Harlem. His work is found in the collections of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston, the University of Vermont, Putney, VT and Bentley College, Waltham, MA.
Swann Auction Galleries
Oct. 18, 2012
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) New Orleans - After Katrina.
Est: $4,000 - $6,000
MILTON DERR (1932 - ) New Orleans - After Katrina. Watercolor on smooth wove paper, 2005. 495x660 mm; 19 1/2x26 inches. Signed, titled and dated in ink, lower right. Provenance: acquired directly from the artist; private Atlanta collection. This lush watercolor is the first artwork by this Boston painter to come to auction, and is one in a series of works on paper that the artist made in response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster. Born in Milwaukee, Derr first studied at the city's Layton School of Art. After serving in the Air Force during the Korean War, he studied in the Independent Group of Painters and Sculptors in Tokyo, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. After earning his diploma in 1960, he joined the faculty in 1964 at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and also taught at Tufts University. His work has been featured in many exhibitions, including the African-American Master Artists in Residency Program at Northeastern University, the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Studio Museum of Harlem. His work is found in the collections of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Boston, the University of Vermont, Putney, VT and Bentley College, Waltham, MA.
Swann Auction Galleries